Los Rios Community College District 

Police Detective

Job Posting Number: C02031P

Salary: $6,330.93 per month. LRCCD Salary Schedules

Closing Date: 06/29/2022

Complete job description and application available online at: http://50.73.55.13/counter.php?id=231121

Position Summary              

Under the direction of the Chief of Police (COP) and under general supervision of the Captain overseeing investigations, plans, coordinates, and conducts investigations to prevent crimes or solve criminal cases. Analyzes data, controls evidence, prepares documentation, makes recommendations to justice system authorities, and provides testimony in court.

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Benefits        

Los Rios Community College District offers competitive salaries and a very comprehensive employee benefits package to include medical insurance, CalPERS retirement, and opportunities for additional insurance and financial investments.

Full-time, twelve-month employees receive 17 days of annual paid holidays, 15 days’ vacation yearly (with increases after 10 years), and 8 hours of sick leave per month. Los Rios also offers extensive professional development opportunities with the district and financial support and/or paid time off to complete external academic studies. You are eligible for the aforementioned benefits as a regular employee with a permanent assignment of 0.50 FTE or greater. To calculate this position’s FTE, take the number of hours per week divided by 40, to get the percentage of hours worked. Then take the number of months worked divided by 12, to get the percentage of work year. Then take the percentage of hours worked divided by the percentage of months worked to get the position’s FTE (e.g., a position that is 30 hours per week with a work year of 12 months: 30/40 = 0.75; 12/12 = 1; 0.75/1 = 0.75 FTE). For the full SEIU contract agreement, details click here.

Assignment Responsibilities                    

Investigates various incidents, criminal and non-criminal and administrative; interviews/interrogates witnesses/suspects; may investigate internal affairs situations regarding criminal violations and perform undercover and surveillance work as required.

Controls and examines crime scenes to obtain clues, gather and document evidence; processes and supervises crime scenes through the collection, preservation, documentation, and analysis of evidence. Packages and submits physical evidence, latent prints and any physical evidence requiring analysis to California Department of Justice.

Prepares and files detailed investigative reports including exhibits for prosecution.

Functions as a liaison with other city, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies, District Attorney’s Office and the United States Attorney’s Office to collect and distribute criminal intelligence information.

Initiate investigative activity regarding violations of federal statutes and coordination with appropriate federal law enforcement agencies and the United States Attorney’s Office for referral of violations committed for prosecution.

Prepares and submits to the district attorney’s office requests for search and arrest warrants.

Processes evidence, prepares court cases and provides legal testimony.

Oversees law enforcement personnel at crime scenes to secure the scene and obtain relative eye witness and victim testimony regarding the incident.

Conducts background investigations for perspective sworn peace officer applicants, dispatchers and district wide part time classified employees. Back ground investigations for Dispatcher and part time classified positions are conducted on a modified basis.

Maintains all investigative reports and files as well as develop and maintain computer related data bases regarding criminal activities to determine trends in criminal activity throughout the district.

Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Special Requirements        

Possess and maintain a valid California Driver’s License in compliance with Los Rios Board Regulation R-8343; employment is contingent upon meeting the requirements of Los Rios Board Regulation R-8343. This position may require operating a District or personal vehicle in order to complete assigned work within the scope of the position duties. Meet the requirements of applicable Government Code sections; completion of the requirements (psychological and medical examinations, background investigation, etc.) for appropriate POST certification.

Minimum Qualifications    

EXPERIENCE: Three years experience as a law enforcement officer.

EDUCATION: Successful completion of a California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified basic peace officer training course; and within six months after initial assignment the successful completion of the POST ICI-Core Investigative course.

Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.

(Experience Requirement: One year of experience is equal to 12 months of experience at 40 hours per week. Applicable part-time experience will be converted to the full-time equivalent for purposes of meeting the experience requirement. Education Requirement: 15 units are equal to six months of education; 30 units are equal to one year of education.)